RAF Perranporth
Perranporth, Cornwall in England
RAF Perranporth is located in Cornwall
RAF Perranporth
RAF Perranporth
Shown within Cornwall
Coordinates50°19′53″N 005°10′36″W / 50.33139°N 5.17667°W / 50.33139; -5.17667
TypeSatellite Station
CodePP
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command 1941-44
RAF Coastal Command 1944
RAF Transport Command 1944-
Site history
Built1940 (1940)/41
In useApril 1941 – April 1946
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation97 metres (318 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23  Tarmac
09/27  Tarmac
18/36  Tarmac

Royal Air Force Perranporth or more simply RAF Perranporth is a former Royal Air Force satellite station situated near Perranporth, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.

History

The 330 acre (134 hectares) airfield was built as an RAF Fighter Command station in the Second World War in 1941 and is situated on Cligga cliffs in the north of Cornwall.

Rare 1942 film footage of RAF pilots and Spitfires at RAF Perranporth is shown on the BBC website.[2]

Squadrons

Units

Current use

The airfield was later converted to civilian use as Perranporth Airfield; it currently has three hard surface runways and two grass strips.

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Falconer 1998, p. 70.
  2. ↑ BBC news – 2009-Nov-06 – Spitfire pilot hi-jinks found on film Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 30.
  4. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  5. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  6. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  7. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  8. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
  9. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 82.
  10. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  11. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
  12. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  13. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 86.
  14. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  15. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  16. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 90.
  17. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 93.
  18. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 98.
  19. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 99.
  20. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 101.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Perranporth". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  22. ↑ Lake 1999, p. 22.

Bibliography

  • Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
  • Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.


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